Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol) by Fahs, Breanne
Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol) by Fahs, Breanne

Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol)

The authoritative biography of the 60s countercultural icon who wrote SCUM Manifesto, shot Andy Warhol, and made...
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Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol) by Fahs, Breanne

Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol)

BD$34.47
Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol) by Fahs, Breanne

Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol)

BD$34.47
Author: Breanne Fahs
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The authoritative biography of the 60s countercultural icon who wrote SCUM Manifesto, shot Andy Warhol, and made an unforgettable mark on feminist history.

Too drastic, too crazy, too out there, too early, too late, too damaged, too much--Valerie Solanas has been dismissed but never forgotten. She has become, unwittingly, a figurehead for women's unexpressed rage, and stands at the center of many worlds. She inhabited Andy Warhol's Factory scene, circulated among feminists and the countercultural underground, charged men money for conversation, despised daddy's girls, and outlined a vision for radical gender dystopia.

Known for shooting Andy Warhol in 1968 and for writing the polemical diatribe SCUM Manifesto, Solanas is one of the most famous women of her era. SCUM Manifesto--which predicted ATMs, test-tube babies, the Internet, and artificial insemination long before they existed--has sold more copies, and has been translated into more languages, than nearly all other feminist texts of its time.

Shockingly little work has interrogated Solanas's life. This book is the first biography about Solanas, including original interviews with family, friends (and enemies), and numerous living Warhol associates. It reveals surprising details about her life: the children nearly no one knew she had, her drive for control over her own writing and copyright, and her elusive personal and professional relationships.

Valerie Solanas reveals the tragic, remarkable life of an iconic figure. It is "not only a remarkable biographical feat but also a delicate navigation of an unwieldy, demanding, and complex life story" (BOMB Magazine).



Author: Breanne Fahs
Publisher: Feminist Press
Published: 04/22/2014
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781558618480


Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 100
Publishers Weekly 02/24/2014
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014
Booklist 04/15/2014 pg. 6

About the Author
Breanne Fahs is an associate professor of women and gender studies at Arizona State University, where she specializes in studying women's sexuality, critical embodiment studies, radical feminism, and political activism. She has a BA in women's studies/gender studies and psychology from Occidental College and a PhD in women's studies and clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. She has published widely in feminist, social science, and humanities journals, as well as the books Performing Sex with SUNY Press (2011) and The Moral Panics of Sexuality (2013). She is the director of the Feminist Research on Gender and Sexuality Group at Arizona State University, and also works as a private practice clinical psychologist specializing in sexuality, couples work, and trauma recovery.

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